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Red Cross volunteer Mrs. Kirsten Moore prepares a service member for blood donation.

(Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Henry Gundacker / 10th Support Group)

Red Cross volunteer Mrs. Kirsten Moore prepares a service member for blood donation during a drive at Camp Foster, Okinawa, July 2025. Moore traveled from Misawa, Japan, to support the Armed Services Blood Bank Center-Pacific’s mission of providing lifesaving blood products across the Indo-Pacific.

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